All Things Considered
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How Nicaragua is weaponizing immigration to the U.S.
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Inter-American Dialogue's Manuel Orozco about whether Nicaragua's president has weaponized immigration regulations to dig at the Biden Administration and sanctions.
Woman sues Hershey for $5 million because candy doesn't match the wrapper design
The Hershey Company is being sued for their Reese's holiday candies. The complaint alleges deceptive packaging as the peanut butter cups do not have "cute faces" as displayed on the wrapper.
Trump appeals Colorado ballot ruling
by Carrie Johnson
Former President Donald Trump has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to take up a landmark decision by Colorado's top court that ruled him ineligible from appearing on that state's primary ballot.
Remembering jazz pianist and 'Compared to What' singer Les McCann
by Greg Bryant
The pianist Les McCann, who died Dec. 29 at the age of 88, was known for his song "Compared to What." But he had a long and celebrated expansive career that preceded — and followed — that hit.
Migrants find warmth and safety in a widow's failing Denver motel
by Kevin Beaty
A lonely widow took in migrants for free at her failing Denver motel. Hundreds now have a warm, safe place to sleep and are showering her with gratitude.
Artificial intelligence faces more legal challenges
by Bobby Allyn
Legal challenges to the development and use of generative AI are accumulating. Developers are confronting potential legal minefields involving privacy, cybersecurity and defamation.
Protesters took over the streets in West Bank after the killing of Hamas official
by Carrie Kahn
Palestinians condemned the killing of Hamas second in command in Lebanon Tuesday night. Hundreds took to the streets and shut down stores in the West Bank in protest.
Finding a tasteful design for Arkansas' 'monument to the unborn' has been fraught
by Josie Lenora
A law passed in Arkansas last year calls for the creation of a donation-funded memorial on state capitol grounds, to commemorate fetuses aborted when Roe v. Wade was legal.
The legendary jazz concert with Charlie Parker playing plastic sax has been reissued
by Bill Brownlee
Seventy years ago, Charlie Parker and four other be-bop legends created what many call the greatest jazz concert ever— with Parker playing a plastic saxophone. A reissue of the recording is out.
What is known about the fiery runway collision at a Tokyo airport
by Joel Rose
In Japan, investigators are piecing together why a passenger jet and turboprop Coast Guard plane collided on a runway in Tokyo. Everyone on the jet survived but five people died on the smaller plane.